then again, another loss for perry in michigan with romney the victor there. both of these results were telling us two things. one, there is no clear gop front-runner. and two, maybe the straw poll really isn't much of an indication of what voters want. maybe that is why republican fund-raisers are once again begging, pleading, anything they can really probably conjure to get new jersey governor chris christie to jump into the race, because at least he represents a credible conservative voice in some people's eyes. let's turn to the megapanel. imogen lloyd webber, tim carney, and sam seder. do you agree with my analysis, tim? >> i think the fact of the matter is that the republicans do not have somebody that they love right now. and that means that they're going to do what they always do, which is settle for the other guy. who's the person in "pride & prejudice," not mr. darcy, the other guy. anyway, that's who republicans end up marrying, the one who they're supposed to marry -- >> except she married mr. darcy. >> yeah, they're not as smart as her. so mitt ro